Moving on

Baijal board

A new committee on Yamuna will review its own work

Polluted surface and groundwater could cause a Cape Town-like situation

With there being a lack of proper implementation of water conservation measures and polluted surface and groundwater, Indian cities could soon …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 2, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

Noida twin tower demolition: How will it affect local flora, fauna

It will take a long time for plants in the area to recover from the effects of dust; birds and mammals will leave for some time

Give rivers their rights, activists tell IUCN World Conservation Congress

Only 37% of rivers longer than 1,000 km still flow freely due to dams being built on them

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 1, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Unravelling Hindon’s pollution and pursuit of sustainable solutions 

Despite governmetal, judicial intervention, illegal dyeing units continue to operate & pollute the Hindon river 

‘Save Yamuna’ activists call off protest

Say senior BJP leaders, including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and party president Amit Shah, have promised to take action within two months

Simply Put: Yamuna pollution meter

River of sorrow

STRONG WARNING

Dark brown is the river

Sullied and foul , the Yamuna is no longer the stuff of fiction or poetry

Delhi's sewage

Aerobics for Yamuna?

SC allows Games village near Yamuna

Civil engineering for a social planet

A technology worth a try...

The myth of a clean Kumbh

The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …

Wah Taj! Really?

While the SC expends its energy on shouting at the authorities to save the Taj Mahal, let’s look at the 17th century mausoleum’s sad …

Delhi government releases plan to tackle water shortage

Groundwater from the Palla-Wazirabad floodplain in the city can reduce the pressure on the water supply system

Force the fish up

The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh

Prepare working plan on waste discharge into Ganga, Yamuna during Kumbh: Allahabad HC to UP government

Authorities are directed to ensure that the ban on single-use plastic is enforced effectively and plastic waste is not dumped in the Ganga or Yamuna

Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna

A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model

When shall we heed 'heaven speak'?

Extreme rains followed by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand should act as a wake up call for planners and decision makers all over the country

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Simply Put: Amphibious Delhiites